Championship 2025/26 Season

[Donwebbio]

And obviously we have just bumped up those running costs by adding a layer of middle management and pointless execs who add nothing. Oh and another year of Winks' massive salary if we can't shift him. There is also no relegation clauses to League 1 as it was seemed an impossible scenario. It's bleak whichever way you look at it.

[StanSP]

 

 

[Stevosevic]

To think we won 3 of our first 4 as well 😂 

[LCFCJohn]

56 minutes ago, Donwebbio said:

And obviously we have just bumped up those running costs by adding a layer of middle management and pointless execs who add nothing. Oh and another year of Winks' massive salary if we can't shift him. There is also no relegation clauses to League 1 as it was seemed an impossible scenario. It's bleak whichever way you look at it.

I asked this before and I don’t think anybody answered. But relegation clauses, surely they don’t apply specifically to a relegation from a specially name league to another (so PL to Championship) and rather apply to any relegation during that contract. So if there was a 30% reduction on relegation from the PL to the Championship, surely the revised Championship wage would be subject to a further 30% upon relegation to L1?

[Donwebbio]

27 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

I asked this before and I don’t think anybody answered. But relegation clauses, surely they don’t apply specifically to a relegation from a specially name league to another (so PL to Championship) and rather apply to any relegation during that contract. So if there was a 30% reduction on relegation from the PL to the Championship, surely the revised Championship wage would be subject to a further 30% upon relegation to L1?

The guys on the football finance podcast seemed pretty confident that they were both applicable to League 1 or capped at 1 relegation. Let's hope there is something because paying Skipp 50k in L1 is going to both embarrassing and financially crippling. I think they were talking on that same pod that our current expenditure would need to be cut by 60% to comply with the spending rules in L1. 

[splinterdream]

14 minutes ago, Donwebbio said:

The guys on the football finance podcast seemed pretty confident that they were both applicable to League 1 or capped at 1 relegation. Let's hope there is something because paying Skipp 50k in L1 is going to both embarrassing and financially crippling. I think they were talking on that same pod that our current expenditure would need to be cut by 60% to comply with the spending rules in L1. 

If theres no cap, we would have skipp, vestegaard, winks, faes, thomas, hamza, BDCR all on big money.

 

You'd think for every football contract, there'd be a standard tiered contract clause, inserted to protect a club, its utterly ridiculous if there isnt 

[Number 6]

Fair play to Oxford. Clearly some fight and spirit there and it shows how getting that win can build a little bit of momentum.

 

Looking at the remaining fixtures I think we have the easiest set out of us, West Brom, and Oxford. Oxford got a great next couple and then it turns difficult. For us the run after Ipswich is paramount. 

 

I think the likes of Preston, Swansea, QPR who have nothing to play for become huge opportunities. Stoke was the same and we squandered it.

[Donwebbio]

11 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

If theres no cap, we would have skipp, vestegaard, winks, faes, thomas, hamza, BDCR all on big money.

 

You'd think for every football contract, there'd be a standard tiered contract clause, inserted to protect a club, its utterly ridiculous if there isnt 

Luke Thomas will be on 3 x more than the next starting LB. Relegation will be a major disaster for this club and still the owners won't sell.

[LCFCJohn]

4 hours ago, Donwebbio said:

The guys on the football finance podcast seemed pretty confident that they were both applicable to League 1 or capped at 1 relegation. Let's hope there is something because paying Skipp 50k in L1 is going to both embarrassing and financially crippling. I think they were talking on that same pod that our current expenditure would need to be cut by 60% to comply with the spending rules in L1. 

Oh yeah, I’m not saying it won’t be an utter disaster and unsustainable to the point of insolvency. Just that I’m sure there will be reductions. Problem is even with the reductions it will be impossible to sustain.

[splinterdream]

Theres nothing about Blackburn or Portsmouth that should worry us, with our players we should be taking three points off both of these teams 

[Taz_The_Fox]

Just now, splinterdream said:

Theres nothing about Blackburn or Portsmouth that should worry us, with our players we should be taking three points off both of these teams 

Have you watched us this season? 

[lcfcfoz]

Yesssss pup

[CloudFox]

Portsmouth 1-0 up. I think I'd prefer a draw to keep them in the mix, but at least this means Blackburn don't get even further ahead of us for now.

[Chelmofox]

3 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

Theres nothing about Blackburn or Portsmouth that should worry us, with our players we should be taking three points off both of these teams 

Blackburn thumped us earlier in the season 

[splinterdream]

1 minute ago, Chelmofox said:

Blackburn thumped us earlier in the season 

I know, but its all about confidence, I think for us with players back in the squad, we may regain that confidence whereas blackburn look shot. 

[CloudFox]

Blackburn equalise in the 93rd minute. Keeps Portsmouth in the mix.

Edited 7 March by CloudFox

[HP1]

Keeper should save that

[StevieH]

Pompey won't go down. Far more fight than we've got.

[Les-TA-Jon]

21 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

Theres nothing about Blackburn or Portsmouth that should worry us, with our players we should be taking three points off both of these teams 

We have 1 point out of 6 vs both of them at Home. And have both of them to play away…

[Sunbury Fox]

4 hours ago, splinterdream said:

If theres no cap, we would have skipp, vestegaard, winks, faes, thomas, hamza, BDCR all on big money.

 

You'd think for every football contract, there'd be a standard tiered contract clause, inserted to protect a club, its utterly ridiculous if there isnt 

There's no way anyone in the club even considered the possibility of getting relegated to L1 when those contracts were agreed. Top is probably still thinking we can sneak into the play offs this season. 

[john ridley]

28 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

I know, but its all about confidence, I think for us with players back in the squad, we may regain that confidence whereas blackburn look shot. 

What ****ing confidence......

[TheGoldenGod]

Cov beating Bristol with one less man....if we don't get 3 points there its absolutely DONE.

[SemperEadem]

Dem Blayards

[SemperEadem]

28 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Dem Blayards

Pigs

[Manc Fox J]

17 hours ago, Manc Fox J said:

Our inability to put away the sh!t in this league this season is remarkable, we'll turn up against Ipswich tomorrow, might even get a point, then we'll be diabolical against some of the bottom half muck.

Called it! Watch us be atrocious vs Bristol and QPR now